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As I write this, Nick and I are sitting at Starbucks. He's sitting across from me working on policies and procedures for our business....
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Stories of supporting my husband through mental illness
I'm just here to say: I see you. Supporting a loved one through mental illness is hard and lonely. I hope you feel less alone through reading our story.
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The Mindset Shifts (3/4): "What if this were me?"
So far, I've covered two of four mindset shifts: You can't solve an internal problem with external solutions. There's room for tough love...
Hospitalization: Part 2
So we Baker Acted Nick. I got a call from him about an hour after the police drove off with him. He was screaming at me. "I can't believe...
Hospitalization: Part 1
We got married on February 1st, 2019. If I haven't mentioned it yet, I'm Canadian. All of my family is in Canada. I met Nick at an...
Somatic OCD
Once Nick had started Googling his symptoms, he eventually came across the diagnosis of somatic OCD: the hyperfocus on neutral physical...
OCD Onset
In the summer of 2019, Nick developed tinnitus. He's been to countless music festivals and never really used proper ear protection. The...
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